Atomistic simulation and XAS investigation of Mn induced defects in Bi12 TiO20 (2016)
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Jackson. (2016). Atomistic simulation and XAS investigation of Mn induced defects in Bi12 TiO20. Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 210 -216. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jssc.2016.03.029

This work reports an investigation of the valence and site occupancy of Mn dopants in Bi12TiO20 (BTO: Mn) host using X-ray Absorption (XAS) and atomistic simulation techniques based on energy minimisation. X-ray Absorption Near Edge Structure (XANES)... Read More about Atomistic simulation and XAS investigation of Mn induced defects in Bi12 TiO20.

Simple, Robust, and Plasticizer-Free Iodide-Selective Sensor Based on Copolymerized Triazole-Based Ionic Liquid (2016)
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Mendecki, L., Chen, X., Callan, N., Thompson, D. F., Schazmann, B., Granados-Focil, S., & Radu, A. (2016). Simple, Robust, and Plasticizer-Free Iodide-Selective Sensor Based on Copolymerized Triazole-Based Ionic Liquid. Analytical Chemistry, 4311 -4317. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.5b04461

Novel solid-contact iodide-selective electrodes based on covalently attached 1,2,3 triazole ionic liquid (IL) were prepared and investigated in this study. Triazole-based IL moieties were synthesized using click chemistry and were further copolymeriz... Read More about Simple, Robust, and Plasticizer-Free Iodide-Selective Sensor Based on Copolymerized Triazole-Based Ionic Liquid.

Evidence that phospholipase C is involved in the antitumour action of NSC768313, a new thieno[2,3-b]pyridine derivative. (2016)
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Reynisson. (2016). Evidence that phospholipase C is involved in the antitumour action of NSC768313, a new thieno[2,3-b]pyridine derivative. Cancer cell international, 18 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12935-016-0293-6

BACKGROUND: The thieno[2,3-b]pyridines were discovered by virtual high throughput screening as potential inhibitors of phospholipase C (PLC) isoforms and showed potent growth inhibitory effects in National Cancer Institute's human tumour cell line pa... Read More about Evidence that phospholipase C is involved in the antitumour action of NSC768313, a new thieno[2,3-b]pyridine derivative..

Structure of the H-NS-DNA nucleoprotein complex. (2016)
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(2016). Structure of the H-NS-DNA nucleoprotein complex. Soft Matter, 3636 - 3642. https://doi.org/10.1039/C5SM03076E

Nucleoid associated proteins (NAPs) play a key role in the compaction and expression of the prokaryotic genome. Here we report the organisation of a major NAP, the protein H-NS on a double stranded DNA fragment. For this purpose we have carried out a... Read More about Structure of the H-NS-DNA nucleoprotein complex..

Electrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide at Gold-Palladium Core-Shell Nanoparticles: Product Distribution versus Shell Thickness (2016)
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Plana. (2016). Electrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide at Gold-Palladium Core-Shell Nanoparticles: Product Distribution versus Shell Thickness. ChemCatChem, 952 -960. https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.201501260

The electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 at carbon-supported Au-Pd core–shell nanoparticles is investigated systematically as a function of the Pd shell thickness. Liquid- and gas-phase products were determined by off-line 1H NMR spectroscopy and on-lin... Read More about Electrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide at Gold-Palladium Core-Shell Nanoparticles: Product Distribution versus Shell Thickness.

The Long and the Short of Mate Attraction in a Psylloid: do Semiochemicals Mediate Mating in Aacanthocnema dobsoni Froggatt? (2016)
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Drijfhout. (2016). The Long and the Short of Mate Attraction in a Psylloid: do Semiochemicals Mediate Mating in Aacanthocnema dobsoni Froggatt?. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 163 -172. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-016-0674-2

Mating is preceded by a series of interdependent events that can be broadly categorized into searching and courtship. Long-range signals convey species- and sex-specific information during searching, while short-range signals provide information spec... Read More about The Long and the Short of Mate Attraction in a Psylloid: do Semiochemicals Mediate Mating in Aacanthocnema dobsoni Froggatt?.

Graphene-philic surfactants for nanocomposites in latex technology (2016)
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Mohamed, A., Ardyani, T., Abu Bakar, S., Brown, P., Hollamby, M., Sagisaka, M., & Eastoe, J. (2016). Graphene-philic surfactants for nanocomposites in latex technology. Advances in colloid and interface science, 230, 54-69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cis.2016.01.003

Graphene is the newest member of the carbon family, and has revolutionized materials science especially in the field of polymer nanocomposites. However, agglomeration and uniform dispersion remains an Achilles' heel (even an elephant in the room), ha... Read More about Graphene-philic surfactants for nanocomposites in latex technology.

A Synthetic Route for the Effective Preparation of Metal Alloy Nanoparticles and Their Use as Active Electrocatalysts (2016)
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Plana. (2016). A Synthetic Route for the Effective Preparation of Metal Alloy Nanoparticles and Their Use as Active Electrocatalysts. ACS catalysis, 1533 -1539. https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.5b02598

By taking advantage of the nonequilibrium synthetic conditions, we used the cathodic corrosion method to prepare a selected number of alloys of which solid–solution alloys do not exist under ambient conditions. To illustrate our findings, we present... Read More about A Synthetic Route for the Effective Preparation of Metal Alloy Nanoparticles and Their Use as Active Electrocatalysts.

From Stock Bottle to Vaccine: Elucidating the Particle Size Distributions of Aluminum Adjuvants Using Dynamic Light Scattering. (2016)
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(2016). From Stock Bottle to Vaccine: Elucidating the Particle Size Distributions of Aluminum Adjuvants Using Dynamic Light Scattering. Frontiers in Chemistry, 48 - ?. https://doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2016.00048

The physicochemical properties of aluminum salts are key determinants of their resultant adjuvanticity in vivo when administered as part of a vaccine. While there are links between particle size and the efficacy of the immune response, the limited li... Read More about From Stock Bottle to Vaccine: Elucidating the Particle Size Distributions of Aluminum Adjuvants Using Dynamic Light Scattering..

Charge transport properties of bulk Ta3N5 from first principles (2016)
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Morbec, J. M., & Galli, G. (2016). Charge transport properties of bulk Ta3N5 from first principles. Physical Review B, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.93.035201

Tantalum nitride is considered a promising material for photoelectrochemical water splitting, however, its charge transport properties remain poorly understood. We investigated polaronic and band transport in Ta3N5
using first-principles calculatio... Read More about Charge transport properties of bulk Ta3N5 from first principles.

Predicted optimum ambient temperatures for broiler chickens to dissipate metabolic heat do not affect performance or improve breast muscle quality (2016)
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Beard, P. (2016). Predicted optimum ambient temperatures for broiler chickens to dissipate metabolic heat do not affect performance or improve breast muscle quality. British Poultry Science, 134 - 141. https://doi.org/10.1080/00071668.2015.1124067

An experiment was conducted to test the hypothesis that muscle damage in fast-growing broiler chickens is associated with an ambient temperature that does not permit the birds to lose metabolic heat resulting in physiological heat stress and a reduct... Read More about Predicted optimum ambient temperatures for broiler chickens to dissipate metabolic heat do not affect performance or improve breast muscle quality.